Supreme Court Deals Another Blow To Obamacare

On Monday, the Supreme Court again struck a blow to the Obama administration and in a close 5-4 decision ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, who had fought against having to provide contraception coverage to their employees under Obamacare.

The Green family, who owns Hobby Lobby, had objected to the contraception mandate because of their strong religious beliefs. Monday’s decision ruled that privately held corporations cannot be forced to provide contraceptive coverage under the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

The court’s ruling only covers the contraception mandate and didn’t discuss a corporation’s freedom to refuse other medical products, like vaccinations or blood transfusions, on religious grounds.